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Dr. Natalie Strynadka a Fellow to The Royal Society
Congratulations Dr. Natalie Strynadka! Dr. Strynadka is one of 47 Fellows elected to The Royal Society. “The Royal Society is a self-governing Fellowship of many of the world’s most distinguished scientists drawn from all areas of science, engineering, and medicine.”
Natalie Strynadka Awarded 2 New CIHR Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance
New funding for major program to tackle microbial drug resistance Natalie Strynadka has joined with colleagues at UBC, at other Canadian Universities and several centres in Europe to attract major new funding for a Joint Initiative of the Canadian Government (through CIHR) and the European Union. Natalie has won two grants that are valued at […]
Pieter Cullis Awarded Milton Wong Award for Leadership
Dr. Pieter Cullis was awarded Milton Wong Award for Leadership by LifeSciences BC. “This award is designed to recognize an individual outside the direct life sciences and biotechnology industry in British Columbia who has demonstrated a significant contribution to the development of the sector. The award highlights the accomplishments of a person who has impacted […]
Patrizio Panelli – Defended MSc Thesis
Congratulations Patrizio! On April 1, 2015, Patrizio Panelli successfully defended his thesis, “Characterization of the Potential Role of Myosin IIa in Parkin Translocation during Mitophagy.” He has been studying in Dr. Thibault Mayor’s lab.
BMBDG Seminar – PhD Exit Seminar – Marylou Vallejo Espi
Thesis title: “Hypoxia-induced Carbonic Anhydrase IX regulates invasion and metastasis by interacting with and activating MMP-14 within invadopodia,” by Marylou Vallejo Espi Monday, April 27, 2015 at 3:00 pm LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall
Vancouver Summer Program (VSP) for International Students
Vancouver Summer Program – New Courses offered in Summer 2015 by the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology The Vancouver Summer Program (VSP) gives international students the opportunity to partake in courses while learning about Canadians practices and culture. The academic program runs for 4 weeks from mid July to mid August. Students enrolled in […]
BMBDG Seminar – Rohit Pappu
“Form and function of intrinsically disordered proteins”, by Rohit Pappu, Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Director, Center for Biological Systems Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis. Monday, April 13, 2015 @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall.
BMBDG Seminar – Harry Brumer
“Sweet and savory: Understanding biological systems through structure-activity relationships between carbohydrates and enzymes”, by Harry Brumer, Professor, Michael Smith Lab, UBC. Monday, March 30, 2015 @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences.
BMBDG Seminar – Andres Aguilera
“Connecting R-Loop- and Transcription-Medicated Genome Instability with Chromatin Reorganization and Replication Stress,” by Andrés Aguilera, Professor of Genetics, Head of the Molecular Biology Department, University of Seville, Spain. Monday, March 9, 2015 @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall.
BMBDG Seminar – Paul Kaufman
“Two unrelated topics: Organizing Human Chromosomes; Disorganizing Fungal Pathogens,” by Paul Kaufman, Professor, Department of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School. Thursday, March 12, 2015 @ 3:00 pm, LSC #3, 2350 Health Sciences Mall.